# Amazon Systems Manager

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/amazon-systems-manager/  
**Website:** https://aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/  
**APIs profiled:** 5

AWS Systems Manager is an operational management service that provides a unified interface for managing AWS resources and on-premises infrastructure. It enables automation of operational tasks, configuration management, patch management, parameter storage, and run command execution across your hybrid cloud environment at scale.

## Kin Score — 44.3 / 100 (developing)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 44.3).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 72.2 |
| Contract Quality | 53.1 |
| Governance | 25.0 |
| Contract Governance | 25.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 26.3 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 35.7 |
| Commercial Clarity | 51.3 |
| Access Clarity | 51.3 |

## Agent readiness — 20.5 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Freemium — onboarding: unknown, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: medium).

## APIs (5)

- **Amazon Systems Manager Automation API** — Operations for managing automation executions.
- **Amazon Systems Manager Documents API** — Operations for managing SSM documents.
- **Amazon Systems Manager Managed Instances API** — Operations for managing instance information.
- **Amazon Systems Manager Parameter Store API** — Operations for managing parameters.
- **Amazon Systems Manager Run Command API** — Operations for running commands on managed instances.

## Agentic access (1)

- **Amazon Systems Manager Agentic Access** — 7 operations · 7 acting

## Security (3)

- **Amazon Systems Manager Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC
- **Amazon Systems Manager Vulnerability Disclosure** — security.txt · contact published
- **Amazon Systems Manager Trust Center** — PCI DSS, HIPAA, FedRAMP, GDPR, FIPS 140

## Plans (1)

- **Amazon Systems Manager Plans Pricing**

## Use cases (1)

- **Cloud Operations** — Use Amazon Systems Manager to manage and automate cloud operations.

## Tags

Automation, Management

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/amazon-systems-manager/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.